Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 and 470 Announced

Nvidia has finally announced their competition for the ATI HD 5000 series video cards.  The GeForce GTX 480 and 470 boast performance that outpaces the HD 5000′s.  The chart below may be speculative, we will have to wait for third party benchmarks.

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Man Bear Pig In Left For Dead 2

Al Gore explains that Man Bear Pig is seen in Left For Dead 2, then swooshes away with his cape.

inzane Quites School To Play Counter Strike Professionally

inzane from from Pink Zinic has decided to drop out of school at age 17 to pursue her Counter Strike professional career. She is also modeling for “a friend”. Lucky friend, right?

The Sims 3 Delayed To June

The Sims 3 TeaserUnfortunately the rumors were true.  The Sims 3 is delayed until June 2, 2009, merely weeks before it was supposed to be released on February 20, 2009.  This is a sad sad day for Sims 3 fans, all the anticipation in the last couple of weeks has been building for the latest in the one of the greatest simulation games on the market.

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DRM Causing Havoc With Gears Of War

Gears of War DRM

The PC version of Gears of War has a very big problem at the moment. The DRM used to protect the game has a certificate that expired on January 28, 2009. This means the game has been shut off and can no longer be played even after uninstalling and installing the game.

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EA Releasing DRM Free Games On Steam

steam_poweredApparently EA is listening to outcry against DRM, and SecuROM in particular.  EA recently made a deal with Valve to release some titles on Steam, games that will not contain EA DRM protection.  Valve will rely on its own Steam protection to combat any piracy associated with the EA games.

One game in particular that many gamers might appreciate being released on Steam is Spore, a game that was ruined partly by DRM protection know as SecuROM.  A limited number of installs is one of the many complaints from Spore players.  MaxisCactus, a Maxis community manager, confirmed that Spore will not contain SecuROM when released on Steam.

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Grand Theft Auto IV Updates

If you are fortunate to own both an Xbox 360 and a capable PC, or just one of them, you have some GTAIV goodies coming in the next few months.

The first Rockstar Games announcement is the much anticipated downloadable content for the Xbox 360, you know, the stuff that made you buy the Xbox 360 version instead of the PS3 version of GTAIV. The DLC is titled, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and the Damned, which is the first of two episodes that will release for the Xbox 360.

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